American Honey's reviews
Media reviews
The Telegraph
You could also argue that this almost intentionally exhausting film is too much of a good thing. But there?s amazingly little of it you'd want to live without.
Indiewire
It's the closest thing to a magnum opus in Arnold's blossoming career.
The Playlist
It is indulgent in its length and relative plotlessness, though there?s no point at which the bravado of Arnold?s filmmaking, Lane?s riveting performance or Ryan?s stunning Polaroid-shaped lensing ever flag.
New York Post
At 162 minutes, American Honey may test some viewers? patience, but for this one, it paid off with an unflinching portrait of middle America, a love letter to the open road and a dynamic newcomer in Sasha Lane.
The Hollywood Reporter
The film works best as a poignant character study, observing Star as she settles into her independence and figures out who she wants to be, framed by a vast physical landscape that stretches socioeconomically from privileged wealth to squalid poverty. There's a wonderful intimacy in the way Arnold examines young women in her films.